Chilling footage of a girl thrusting a knife at a woman in a savage daylight brawl is being shared thousands of times on social media.

The video shows two females fighting with another young woman in the road, yanking each other's hair and raining down blows.

Then a third aggressor is seen entering the fray in what is believed to be a London street, brandishing a menacing blade towards her rival.

The shocking footage appears to have been shot on a phone (Image: Facebook)

The knife can clearly been seen (Image: Facebook)

Bystanders attempt to break up the rumble as someone screams: 'Oi, get the f*** off her.'

The knifewoman seems to spot people rushing in at her right and tucks the weapon in her jacket before casually walking away.

In just a few hours, the clip has been shared thousands of times on Facebook, reports the Sun .

The footage has been passed to the Met Police.

It comes after records showed a surge in “higher harm” crimes like stabbings and homicides in the year to September 2016.

There was a spike in crimes involving knives and other “sharp instruments”, up 11% to 30,838.

Firearms offences rose by 7% to 5,478 - 15 a day.

Total theft offences recorded by police remained steady, but there were increases in the number of vehicle offences - up 6% to 376,670; theft from the person - up 6% to 85,095; and shoplifting - up 5% to 349,296.